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This page contains philatelic information on the PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy) series satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| PROBA (ESA) | PROBA (ESA) | PROBA (ESA) |
Below is a list of PROBA series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy) (ESA) | ||||
| Belgium | 2890c (Mi4901) | One stamp and in (upper-center) and (upper-right) margins of MS5 (2890 (a-e)) (BL238, Mi4899-4903) | 2019 | "PROBA-V" (on stamp); "PROBA-V satellite examines vegetation over the entire globe" (in French and Dutch text, in upper-center margin); "The PROBA-2 satellite observes solar activity, including the Sun's impressive solar eruptions" (in French and Dutch text, in upper-right margin) |
| Belgium | 2890c cover (Mi4901 cover) | Stamp on cover | 2019 | "PROBA-V" (on stamp) |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "PROBA" mission |
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "PROBA-2" |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Poland | 4646b (Mi5424) i4646b | One of MS4 (4646 (a-d)) (BL319, Mi5423-5426) One of MS4 (i4646 (a-d)) | 2022 | "PROBA-3" |
| Poland | i4646+4646a-d folder | Folder outside, also inside (i4646+4646a-d), with detail1 and detail2 | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2002 | "PROBA" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "PROBA-V" |
Below is a list of PROBA series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy) (ESA) | ||||
| 2001-10-22: PROBA-1 (and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| PROBA-1 (events) | ||||
| India | 2002-03-11 | ISRO P.O. | (Lollini) cachet on cover | PROBA-1 end of mission |
| 2009-11-02: PROBA-2 (and SMOS) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2009-11-02 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2009-11-02 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Lollini?) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Lollini?) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| 2013-05-07: PROBA-V (and others) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2013-05-06 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet on cover | PROBA-V launch |
| French Guiana | 2013-05-07 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-V launch |
| French Guiana | 2013-05-07 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-V launch |
| French Guiana | 2013-05-07 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du C. E. Snecma Propulsion Solide?) cachet on cover | PROBA-V launch |
| French Guiana | 2013-05-07 | Kourou | (Philatélie Arianespace?) cachet on cover | PROBA-V launch |
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